FADING PETALS was shot during the pandemic in October 2020, in just 11 days and with crew of five.
Synopsis: Two solitary figures find their paths cross when a young woman (Charlotte Reidie) arrives to aid a sickly old woman (Melanie Revill). After a hostile first encounter and despite misgivings from both, the two slowly open up to one another and begin to form an unexpected bond, but their affinity is short lived. Events culminate as buried memories resurface and unforgiving words are spoken. The old woman then struggles to accept the absence of the young woman and is haunted by her memory. The pair meet one final time as truths emerge in a shocking revelation proving that they are much more alike than they ever thought.
Director Bradley Charlton comments:
Filmed during the covid-19 pandemic in just eleven days, on a tiny budget of £10,000 and with a crew Consisting of only five people - FADING PETALS is a truly independent film. The seed for FADING PETALS began with Lewis Carroll, who wrote “it’s no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different Person then”. Are we defined by our intentions or are we defined by our actions?
The idea that a Person might choose to distance themselves from their past actions is thought provoking and proved to be the basis for this film. FADING PETALS is a study of identity and ponders how our decisions of yesteryear shape the people we are today. It examines whether memories can be buried and to what lengths we will go in order to reject our actions as being part of our make-up. Can dire actions ever be forgotten or accepted? Can they be ran away from forever or will they eventually Catch up?
Ultimately FADING PETALS is a character piece beholding two astounding lead performances. The film and its production was a labour of love where cast and crew gave every ounce of themselves and worked tirelessly to bring the film to fruition. Words cannot express the deep Gratitude and enormous debt that I owe to my cast, crew, friends and family.
FADING PETALS Premiered theatrically in March at The Ultimate Picture Palace in Oxford, England, and is now available to buy and rent on Apple TV.
